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Synonyms: thirstiness, dryness, parched, craving, strong desire, longing, yearning, avidity, hunger, voracity, keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite, passion, love, crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for/after, lust for/after, hanker for/after, have one's heart set on

Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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51. The Bread That Endures

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... of our beings. We do spend our substance on that which is not really bread and labor for that which does not really satisfy. The strange thing is that, deep down inside, we really know that focussing on material things does not really satisfy the sharpest hungers of our souls. Not many of us are under the illusion that our deepest yearnings can be satisfied by the things we buy. We know instinctively and intuitively that when Jesus says "One does not live by bread alone, but by every word which comes from ...

52. What's In The Final Exam?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

George Johnson

... the text has a far greater scope and purpose than to muster up a concern for hungry people. The story was not told by Jesus as a fund-raising speech. It was not intended for use in defending the need for a Social Action Committee, or the use of hunger funds for advocacy. One can use this text for many purposes, but we should not overlook the context and overall scope of its purpose as intended by the author. This text takes us back to Genesis because it deals with the original purpose of God's creation, the ...

53. The Poor in Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... of God springs out of pure emptiness and genuine poverty." Although Thomas Merton had spent his life absorbing the life of Christ, he did not feel wealthy, but impoverished, in the eyes of God. By contrast, most modern day Christians seem to have very little hunger for that which is spiritual. Our spiritual appetites have diminished. I am told by physicians that when one becomes sick, one of the symptoms of illness is the loss of appetite. Often when one becomes ill, one does not want to eat. Food turns the ...

54. How’s Your Appetite?

Matthew 5:6 · Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... a degree. Are our appetites that poor? Jesus is saying, "Look at how that rascal worked at and for the things he valued! If you would just work at your faith with that same intensity, enthusiasm, and dedication, why, you would experience real success. If you hunger and thirst after righteousness, you will be satisfied and filled." You know, this fourth Beatitude is the most demanding, in fact, the most frightening of the eight. It asks us point-blank: How much do we want the faith? Do we want it as much as ...

55. The Miracle of Christ

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... moving into a personality when that person is open to him. It is the Holy Spirit indwelling a person when that person hungers to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Something happened. A miracle took place in my life. My nature was changed. The Christ ... set me free. Then, strange mysterious things took place deep within my inner being. Faith was given. I was surprised by my new moral hunger. My whole nature yearned to obey God. I cared for others, and I couldn’t help it. My life was rich, and growing; and ...

56. Sharing with Our Brothers

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

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Ewart E. Turner

... on holy ground. A similar feeling can overwhelm Christians today in face of the world response to world hunger. Even behind the iron Curtain, in the small diaspora congregations under Communist oppression, amazing gifts are being made ... sense what motivates the giving of their neighbors. They come to learn of one who taught his disciples that if your neighbor, or even your enemy, hungers, feed him ... "that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good ...

57. The Lord's Pryaer: Our Daily Bread

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of meaning in one simple word--bread. However, I could not be totally honest with you today if I simply taught you that when Jesus taught us to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," he simply meant providing bread for our physical needs and hungers. Let me share today the full counsel of what Jesus had to say about "bread" found in the Holy Scriptures. If Jesus came only to satisfy and meet our physical needs and appetites, then the world could be saved and redeemed by the Pillsbury Dough Boy and ...

58. Brokenness and Bread

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... an address--but cannot be found there." The menu list of our life demands to be fed with the eternal. Carlo Caretto, in his book, The God Who Comes, writes "Jesus is Life, and he knows his creature can do nothing without Him; He knows the child would die of hunger without bread. "But our bread is God himself, and God gives Himself to us as food. "Only eternal life can feed one who is destined for eternal life. The bread of earth can nourish us only for this finite earth; it can sustain us only as far as the ...

59. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Eric Ritz

... courses. We''re anticipating a response any day now. "You bet we care that the world is reached! We sent $150 a month to...uh, well...ol'' what''s-his-name down there in ... uh, well, oh, I forgot the place, but...we pray for it often. "World hunger? Why, that''s high on our priority list! In fact, we have plans to plan a planning session. At least, that is what we are planning to do. "Good people. Lots of ideas. Plenty of good intentions. Budgets. Meetings. Words. Promises. But while all this is going on ...

60. FaithRace

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... at a White Castle. Contrast the answer clergy used to give to John Wesley's question: "What can we reasonably expect of Methodist preachers?" The answer was: "To reform this nation and church, and to spread scriptural holiness over the land." Even when we do hunger after righteousness and God's kingdom, we prefer not to make a big deal out of it. Our "prophetic" acts are about as controversial as a parking ticket. We are circumspect to a fault. We prefer to speak softly. We would rather write in the ...

61. Jesus the Bread of Life

John 6:25-59

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... vine (15:1), or the “good” shepherd in contrast to hirelings (10:11–13), or the sheep gate in contrast to thieves (10:7–8). Yet what dominates part one of the discourse is not the metaphor of bread but the personality of Jesus. Aside from a passing reference to hunger in verse 35, the metaphor lies mostly dormant until part two. In verses 35–47, Jesus speaks as the Son (v. 40) more than as bread of life. If he is bread, he is bread from heaven (vv. 38, 41–42; cf. v. 33), and it is on his divine ...

62. Don't Sell Your Inheritance for Cabbage Soup

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... idea and a new set of circumstances. When that happens, your faith can be stretched to such new limits it can never shrink back to the same size it was before. Stay hungry for God. Staying hungry now leaves us open to future possibilities. Develop a deep hungering for life. Remember this truth: the best time in your life is wherever you are right now. After all, today is the only day of your life over which you have any say. Therefore, believe today the best and make the best of today. Life will, however ...

63. Professor Of Paradox

Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35

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Roger G. Talbott

... like a particular kind of religious experience, or a particular kind of religious community, or a particular kind of emotional or psychological or physical cure, we won't find the kingdom. We find the kingdom by being hungry and by being open to whatever will fill that hunger. It is also necessary for the treasure to come to the surface so that the seeker may find. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had ...

64. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... ; on frequent journeys; in danger from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brethren; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. And apart from other things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches (2 Corinthians 11:24-28)." Compared to Paul, flypaper is a lesser example of tenacity ...

65. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21

Bulletin Aid

... : We give ourselves to our Lord to share in his ministry to our world. Collect Heavenly Father, whose Son is unlimited in his ability to satisfy our needs: Give us receptive hearts to his ministry on our behalf; and use us in his ministry to serve others who hunger for his Word. Thus may our world know the satisfaction of feeding on our Savior's love. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear Father, we know the satisfaction of being nurtured by your Son. But we still go astray, only to find our ...

66. Proper 13

2 Samuel 12:1-31, Ephesians 4:1-16, John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... faith and hope to which you have called us in Christ. In his name we pray. Amen Gospel: John 6:24-35 Theme: The spiritual satisfaction in the bread of life Exegetical Note While the pericope preceding this one dealt with the satisfaction of physical hunger, the subject now is spiritual sustenance. Jesus now prods the crowd who were fed the day before to turn their attention to the imperishable and enduring food of eternal life. When asked what task (or "work") they might perform to earn such bread, Jesus ...

67. COMMAND TO SHARE

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... raised $5 million for relieving starvation. Families had meatless meals or omitted a meal one day a week. The Division of Church and Society of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to donate one-half its annual budget to world hunger. Its members drive the long distances to meetings without receiving mileage. They bring sack lunches. In one year the giving to the United Methodist Committee on Relief has increased by 224%, from $1,418,302 to $4,602,656. Nearly every denomination has ...

68. Feed My Sheep

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... , this had almost disappeared. 4. Inflation handicaps the developing nations. Fertilizer has so increased in price that food production suffers. A ton of fertilizer requires a ton of oil to produce it, and oil keeps going up. The nations where hunger is rampant cannot afford to buy fertilizer or food from the producing nations. 5. Africa, Asia, and Europe have been visited by natural disasters, particularly droughts, earthquakes, and hurricanes, which have destroyed crops. 6. "Feed my sheep" is being heeded ...

69. Blessing, Testing, Response

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... us stop to thank God for the many blessings he has bestowed on us and symbolize our thanksgiving by sacrificially sharing those blessings with the less fortunate. Few of us show gratitude to the Lord for our welldressed, wellfed families by giving generously to the World Hunger Appeal, crops, or meals on wheels. Most of us have not responded to the needs of the hungry as we could . . . none of us has responded as we should, because there are two attitudes you and I must overcome in our lives before we can ...

70. Why We Believe In God

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... I was able to toss a wavelet into the little one's heart. He will come back to me, because the sea is in his soul." And that's the picture of the scriptures as well. We are born with a hunger in our souls, a hunger for meaning, a hunger for purpose, a hunger to make sense out of our lives. And that hunger leads us full circle round again to the one who made us. There's a verse in Ecclesiastes that puts it like this, "He has set eternity in the hearts of men." (3:11) That's why life is a ...

71. Manual Labor Is Not the President of Mexico

Proverbs 6:6-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... the dangers of excess sleep: Too much sleep enslaves the body. "As a door turns on its hinges, so does the slothful turn on his bed." (Prov. 26:14) Too much sleep disables ambition. "Slothfulness casts one into deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger." (Prov. 19:15) Too much sleep brings poverty. "Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty." (Prov. 20:13a) Too much sleep disappoints God. "How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?" (Prov. 6:9) Too much sleep wastes ...

72. Is Your Christmas Spirit a Controlled Substance?

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... move you to a compassion that feels sad and sorry for this little girl? That’s SO NOT the Christmas spirit. Or does it move you to a compassion that wants to do something about all the little match girls and boys still out there in the world, dying of hunger and disease? 30,000 children die every day from hunger and the diseases caused by hunger and bad hygiene. That’s 20 children a minute, or in the time it takes us to watch “The Little Match Girls,” over 120 little match girls and boys died of ...

73. Jesus' Good News of a New World · Part 2

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... , “You’re dehydrated.” We had been working in the heat during the day, and then sleeping in the heat at night. I thought I was drinking enough fluids, because I wasn’t thirsty. My mouth wasn’t dry, but the rest of me was. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God’s right order. We can be thirsty for God’s right order and not know it. That’s why we need Jesus. He shows us our true condition, our sin-sickness. His way, truth, and life, are Bread from heaven that satisfies the appetite he ...

74. Lessons from the Ordinances

Exodus 21:2-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... . I was supposed to go to that meeting, and I lost the way. Suddenly I came to that place, and right in front of the door to where hundreds of people were talking about food and hunger, I found a dying man. “I took him out and I took him home. He died there. He died of hunger. “And the people inside were talking about how in fifteen years we’d have so much food, so much this, so much that, and that man died. See the difference?” (Words to Live By, Notre Dame, Ind. Ave Maria Press, 1983, page 25 ...

75. Led by the Spirit, Tempted by the Devil

Mark 1:9-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... of us is “wait”. Wait until you’re older, wait until you get to college, wait until you deserve it, wait until you can afford it - it’s a tough word - wait - wait. Satan tempted Jesus to turn the stones into bread, to satisfy his immediate physical hunger - and how hungry he must have been, being out there in the desert for 40 days. How easy it would have been for Jesus to use his Messianic powers to produce bread not only for himself but all the people’s physical needs. But he knew something of ...

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